Protective ostomies in ovarian cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Beatriz Navarro Esmeralda Garcia Torralba José Verdú Soriano Maria Laseca Alicia Martín Martínez

Published in: Journal of gynecologic oncology (2022)

Protective ostomies did not decrease anastomotic leak rates, and urgent re-operations in ovarian cancer surgery. This evidence supports the use of ostomies in very select cases.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
rectal cancer
acute coronary syndrome